Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

During a rehearsal on Jan. 16, juniors Mason Hedge, Casey Collins, Alyson Horner and freshman Jay Hessler go over their lines in the back of the auditorium. Hedge plays Gomez, while Collins, Horner and Hessler make up the members of the Beineke Family.

‘When you’re an Addams’

Matthew Levenson, Asst. Sports Editor February 1, 2019

They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're altogether ooky... The Addams Family! As the holiday season fades into a dull winter, the Drama Club is hard at work preparing for this...

The above infographic lists some of the major candidates for the 2020 election, as of Jan. 20. Beneath each name is the day he or she took an important step in their campaign and their importance.

Looking forward with 2020 vision

Cole Skuse, Copy Editor/Business Manager February 1, 2019

Every year, elections happen all across America. From small townships to bustling cities, people vote for positions that vary in impactfulness. Last presidential election in 2016, 79,136 Beaver County...

Sitting side by side, senior Heather Cleek and junior Alyson Horner write the same thing. They compare the left-handed writing of Horner to the right-handed writing of Cleek, both of which have a unique style.

Left-handed, right-handed people aren’t as different as they seem

Leah McNear, Staff Writer February 1, 2019

In the world, only roughly 10 percent of people are left-handed. That leaves the majority of people to be right-handed. Human beings have cross-wired brains, meaning our right-brain controls the left...

Teacher retirement may affect several departments

Teacher retirement may affect several departments

Cade Skuse, Editor-In-Chief (Online) February 1, 2019

With the elimination of former math teacher Ed Shephard’s position at the high school this year, the math department was left with only five teachers covering 13 different classes. In order to accommodate...

A Snapple peach tea with the fact “beavers have orange teeth,” will leave people thinking if this fact is true or not. Especially with Snapple’s credibility being shot down by the second with all their “real facts” being proven wrong.

Select Snapple facts proven to be fictional

Madison Lewis, Sports Editor February 1, 2019

Many people are starting to question the famous tea brand Snapple about the credibility of the “real facts” stated on the inside of their bottle caps. Some believe that their “facts” are a bit...

Fishing nets are common in the oceans and turtles are likely to be caught in them.

Pollution impacts, dangers world’s ocean, marine life

Hailey Zeidler, Staff Writer February 1, 2019

Everyday, chemicals and waste spread to marine life and harm them, even causing death. Some research is saying that the amount of plastic waste could triple by 2025, which is only six years away. If the...

The price of transportation in Pennsylvania has risen over the last decade. What could this mean for the state’s infrastructure, a system that relies heavily on cars?

The cost of getting around

Keith Pawlowski, Copy Editor February 1, 2019

As of late, Pennsylvanians have been paying more to get around. Tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike increased by 6 percent on Monday, Jan. 7, bringing the total to $2.25 for cash payments, up from its previous...

The YouTube channel Cut asked 100 people to attempt the Cinnamon Challenge. Here, a woman tries to ingest a spoonful of cinnamon, then begins involuntarily retching cinnamon immediately thereafter.

Beckoning you to the cliffs

Sam Covalt, Asst. Editorial Editor February 1, 2019

As time goes on and a generation passes by its predecessor, things change, grow and evolve. However, some trends tend to become worse. It seems that each generation looks at the following generations sometimes...

I’m Not Scared… I’m Prepared!” by Julia Cook was a book that elementary students in kindergarten through second grade read to learn about an active intruder environment, as a suitable alternative to the active intruder drills at the middle school and high school for students in third through 12th grade.

Freedom schools hold active intruder drill, students hold mixed opinions

Cole Skuse, Business Manager/Copy Editor December 21, 2018

It’s not uncommon to see a story on the news about a mass shooting. Throughout 2018, there have been 18 mass shooting — three of which have occurred in Pennsylvania. The FBI has defined a mass shooting...

Pushing their luck: What happened to holidays?

Keith Pawlowski, Copy Editor December 21, 2018

Christmas, Halloween and Valentine’s Day are a few of our nation’s most prominent holidays. They aren’t very similar, but one common tradition sticks out. We, the consumers, have to buy things. Christmas...

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